Disneyland bring children’s dreams to life. You can see it on their faces.
![[Japan] Great Expectations Met in Tokyo Disneyland](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/399505052_c63b87ccb6_o-670x300.jpg "[Japan] Great Expectations Met in Tokyo Disneyland")
![[Spetlight] [Japan] Ai-chan the Cat](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/348623102_84cf0fd5f2_o-670x300.jpg "[Spetlight] [Japan] Ai-chan the Cat")
[Spetlight] [Japan] Ai-chan the Cat
Ai-chan was blinded from a young age and taken in from the streets of Nagoya.
![[China] Well, That Was Awkward.](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Bunny-2011-670x300.png "[China] Well, That Was Awkward.")
[China] Well, That Was Awkward.
Sometimes acts of kindness aren’t received in the spirit they are intended.
![[Japan] Seijin-Shiki – A Day For Self-Loathing](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Seijin-shiki-670x300.jpg "[Japan] Seijin-Shiki – A Day For Self-Loathing")
[Japan] Seijin-Shiki – A Day For Self-Loathing
Living in Japan has given me this great idea for a comedy sketch. It’s based on a true story, by which I mean it actually, seriously happened.
Don’t Mention the War!
As part of my homework for the weekend, I was asked to write an essay detailing the international relations disaster that is the Japanese government’s method of dealing with past war crimes. I was thrilled. However…
![[Japan] Lessons in Bureaucracy Part 1: An Introduction.](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/14231353244_9e43cbfbc1_o-e1402965506129-670x300.jpg "[Japan] Lessons in Bureaucracy Part 1: An Introduction.")
[Japan] Lessons in Bureaucracy Part 1: An Introduction.
Who would have thought it? Crappy bureaucracies exist everywhere, in every language.
![[Japan] Introducing Vegemite at a Japanese School – Dos and Dont’s](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Vegemite-670x300.jpg "[Japan] Introducing Vegemite at a Japanese School – Dos and Dont’s")
[Japan] Introducing Vegemite at a Japanese School – Dos and Dont’s
Introducing Vegemite to people in Japan is a particularly tricky thing to do, particularly if you have trouble articulating the subtleties of the spread in Japanese. Nevertheless, it’s probably something that most Australians working with children in any capacity may feel inclined to do at some stage, even if only for lack of anything else to do in class.
![[Photoset] Japan: Has It Been Six Months Already?](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/5380490784_d1c4b5bbe8_o-670x300.jpg "[Photoset] Japan: Has It Been Six Months Already?")
[Photoset] Japan: Has It Been Six Months Already?
I’ve finally gotten around to uploading photos from the past several months. Hope you enjoy them!
![[Japan] Elves and Reindeer and Ducks, Oh My!](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Ducks-reindeer-elves-670x300.png "[Japan] Elves and Reindeer and Ducks, Oh My!")
[Japan] Elves and Reindeer and Ducks, Oh My!
It seems that even for non-ESL speakers, some of the more specific Christmas-related terminology can get mixed up occasionally.
![[Japan] Taiko Performance!](https://travel.kavp.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/5109596575_0ac17f5d63_o-670x300.jpg "[Japan] Taiko Performance!")
[Japan] Taiko Performance!
The second performance of my new taiko drumming group, Kawauso Daiko. Was brilliant fun!